1-3 high cards: Go for the straight flush 7 8 T J A - 3 to a straight flush (type 2) vs.2 to a royal flush (10 low): Go for the straight flush 2 4 7 T J - 3 to a straight flush (type 2) vs.2 to a royal (ten low): Go for the straight 7 T J K A - 4 to an inside straight with 3-4 high cards vs.3 to a straight flush (type 2): Go for the straight 3 to a straight flush (type 2): Go for the royal 5 6 8 K A - 2 to a royal flush (both high) vs.any 3 unsuited high cards: Go for the royal 2 4 J Q K - 2 to a royal flush (both high) vs.4 to an inside straight with 3-4 high cards: Go for the royal 2 T J Q A - 2 to a royal flush (both high) vs.4 to an inside straight with 3-4 high cards: Go for the straight flush 2 9 J Q K - 3 to a straight flush (type 1) vs.2 to a royal flush: Go for the straight flush 4 5 6 J Q - 3 to a straight flush (type 1) vs.2 9 T J Q - 4 to an outside straight vs.3 to a straight flush: Go for the straight 2 7 8 9 T - 4 to an outside straight vs.3 3 5 7 9 - 4 to a flush vs low pair: Go for the flush.T T Q A A - 2 pair or 3 to a royal: Keep the 2 pair.4 5 6 7 8 - Pat straight or 4 to a straight flush: Keep the straight.T J Q K A - Pat straight or 3 to a royal: Keep the straight.3 4 6 7 Q Pat flush or 4 to a straight flush: Keep the flush.2 6 J Q K - Pat flush or 3 to a royal: Keep the flush.J Q Q Q K - 3 of a kind or 3 to a royal: Keep the 3 of a kind.T J Q Q K - High pair or 4 to a royal: Go for the royal.T J Q K A - Pat straight or 4 to a royal: Go for the royal.2 T J Q A - Pat flush or 4 to a royal: Go for the royal.9 T J Q K - Pat straight flush or 4 to a royal: Keep the straight flush.The list is in the order of the hand strength of the better play. I think the kind of list below is better suited to the way people actually think about video poker. Instead, this is a list of all the common conflict hands. The following strategy is not expressed in the usual order of value. Compared to the optimal strategy return of 99.54%, mistakes in the simple strategy will cost 0.03%, or one total bet every 3,805 hands. Using the strategy on a full pay machine will result in an expected return of 99.52%. The following strategy is my 'intermediate strategy' for jacks or better video poker. On This Page Jacks or Better: Intermediate Strategy Introduction Pros and Cons of Using Double up Option in Playing Video Poker Online.Ultimate X Poker Bonus Streak - Example.My Methodology for Video Poker Analysis.

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